It's July!

We had a great July 4th weekend with my sister's family here to celebrate cousin Julia's 5th birthday. What fun to have Miriam & her family come down for the weekend. We all felt like it was a mini-vacation!! So nice!

Uncle Mark & cousin Joshua ... love you guys!

Cousin Julia opening her presents. It was like watching a re-run of my sister Miriam when she turned 5. Julia is a such a mini-Miriam. Frightening.

Cake!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 5th Birthday, Julia ... we love you!!!
Watching fire-works from our deck ... the neighbors put on a great show. July 4th-Kentucky-Style .. loved it!
Lily & cousin baby Justin ...they are both so sweet!!
Hannah took this picture of Justin. He is such a doll .... it has been great to be able to really get to know my youngest nephew. He was born last summer around the time Hannah was SO sick at NIH.

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Tomorrow is bone marrow transplant day for Kailey at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Pray for her body to respond beautifully to this new bone marrow. Also, for Noah, in LA Children's Hospital -- his BMT was last week & now we are waiting for his blood counts to come up. Also, Drew is back in the hospital at Children's Boston leaving the doctor's stumped as to what is really going on with him.

My heart is just heavy for all these kids that I know through this common bond of Aplastic Anemia.

I never would have signed up for "this club" but I am thankful to have other moms that I can share this journey with. They encourage my heart so much .... thanks, AA Moms ... love to all of you!

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"Those who trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth & forever." Psalm 125:1-2